Where was Gender at CIES 2023?
The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), held in Washington D.C. from February 18–22, welcomed a great showing of [...]
The Roots of Gender Inequality Grow Deeper Than Technology Can Reach
Every two minutes, a woman dies from a maternity-related cause. That number is down significantly from two decades ago, but it’s still three times [...]
Advancing the Agenda in Girls’ Education Research
Council researcher Nicole Haberland co-authored a recent piece in CGD Notes, a publication by the Center for Global Development (CGD), together with fellow researchers [...]
Guatemala’s Western Highlands: Addressing Gendered Vulnerability to Climate Change
In New Security Beat, the blog of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Wilson Center, Council researchers Jessie Pinchoff and Angel del Valle highlight the connection between [...]
A World of 8 Billion: Progress and Possibilities
The United Nations has declared that on November 15, 2022, the world’s population will reach a historic milestone: the birth of the eighth billionth [...]
The Test for TES: Data, Evidence, and Accountability
The Transforming Education Summit (TES) was an inspiring reminder of the energy and commitment of the global education community. It remains to be seen, [...]
World Contraception Day
From IUDs to implants and vaginal rings, our Center for Biomedical Research (CBR) has brought nine products to market. More than 170 million women [...]
To Protect Access to Medication Abortion in the United States, Make the Misoprostol-Only Regimen a Reality
Thoai Ngo, Vice President of Social and Behavioral Science Research, advocates for a misoprostol-only option for medication abortion. The regimen is aligned with international [...]